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Children & Young People Services
HeadsUp
WEB PCN have partnered with HeadsUp, a mental health awareness community interest company that provides mental health support to young people in schools across Devon and in Worcester.
HeadsUp offer free sessions to get young people confident in talking about mental health, empower and equip them to look after their mental health and give some education on the positive relationship between mental and physical health. They provide:
- Evidence based 1:1 / small group interventions for students
- Group and class sessions
- Referral onward when further targeted or clinical support might be needed
- Liaison with external agencies where necessary
The WEB PCN have commissioned HeadsUp to provide their service to students within the WEB schools and colleges. The programme aims to help young people avoid arriving at crisis point, to be more resilient and to seek assistance early. It promotes healthy lifestyles and positive mental health and wellbeing.
To find out more about the services HeadsUp offer their website is available here
The Wave Project
Over the past 10 years, surf therapy has become an established form of therapeutic support for both mental and physical health. WEB PCN are a referral partner for the Wave Project who provide surf therapy programmes to young people aged 8 to 21 who experience a range of physical and mental health issues, social deprivation or social isolation.
The project offers the opportunity to participate in a specialised surf therapy session for six weeks. Each young person is paired with a volunteer surf mentor and receives one-to-one support appropriate to their needs for the duration of the course.
This service is chargeable.
Referrals can be made by a GP through The Wave Project website
Starting Point
Single Point of Access for Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health
Starting Point is a single point of access service for children and young people aged 4-17 years who are struggling with their mental health. They have an open referral system, which allows anybody who knows or works with that child or young person to refer. This includes self-referrals from the young people themselves. This service covers the WEB (Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh) area.
Starting Point work with a variety of organisations that can offer support in different ways and the team will be able to provide support and advice and will assist the child or young person to reach the most appropriate service to meet their needs. They can help the individual or family to access services by supporting them with referrals, attending meetings, and working closely with schools.
